Scuffle breaks out between Mashatile's bodyguards and man at Khayelitsha home
It’s understood the scuffle ensued after a family member felt disrespected by Paul Mashatile’s security detail during a door-to-door visit on Tuesday.
ANC deputy president Paul Mashatile at Lwandle taxi rank in Cape Town, on 6 January 2025 ahead of the January 8 statement. Picture: X/@PMashatile
KHAYELITSHA - The African National Congress (ANC)'s campaign ahead of its birthday celebrations was rocked by drama, with a scuffle between party deputy president Paul Mashatile's bodyguards and a Khayelitsha man.
On Tuesday, Mashatile was in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, trying to persuade residents to attend the ANC's birthday rally this coming Saturday.
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It’s understood that a scuffle ensued after a family member felt disrespected by Mashatile’s security detail during the visit.
As the ANC deputy president sat in the living room of a house in Khayelitsha, what he expected to be a smooth campaign event quickly descended into chaos.
A man, claiming to be the homeowner, stormed in and angrily told the ANC group that they were not welcome in his mother’s house.
Mashatile’s bodyguards rushed to handle the situation, but their intervention only escalated the tension.
The deputy president had to be escorted out by his security detail as the situation grew more heated, with the men beginning to fight back.